"Hosokawa-sama, what are you thinking?"

Hosokawa Nobumoto stood in the distance, looking at the hand-barreled mountain castle that was engulfed in fire, and he did not participate in the subsequent slaughter of the castle.

"It's nothing, I just want to end this troubled world as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Wise Mitsuhide's eyes lit up, and then bowed his head thoughtfully and remained silent.

"What is Wise Lady thinking?"

Hosokawa Nobumoto was very curious about Akechi Mitsuhide's thoughts, because later generations did not understand his actions of burning Honnoji Temple, and there were all kinds of speculations.

"Hehe, I'm thinking about the same problem as Hosokawa-sama."

"So do you think of how to solve it?"

"No," Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head and looked at the wailing hand Shan Castle again, "But I believe that someone will always come out to end this troubled world." ”

"Perhaps......"

"By the way, Lord Hosokawa, if you don't dislike it, can you get married? I heard that the third son of the adult was born smart and clever, I don't know if there is this blessing in the future. ”

"Huh? Miracle Pill ......"

"Exactly, the seventh female garden below is the same age as the third son."

"It's so young..."Hosokawa Nobumoto hesitated a little, he knew that the future Akechi Mitsuhide was the one who betrayed Oda Nobunaga.

"Hehe, too, it's presumptuous." Akechi Mitsuhide didn't force it, he also hoped that his daughter could reap happiness.

"Wise Lord misunderstood, just because this is the first time that someone has offered me a marriage. You know, others are afraid to avoid it. Huh..."

"Really...... That's because they can't see that Hosokawa-sama has the world in mind. ”

"No, no. The wise lord praised it falsely, how can he be virtuous in the next, the person who has the world in his heart is the lord of my family, and he is just a pawn in the next one. Then let's get engaged to the two of them first, and then make a formal marriage match when the yuan service is time, what do you think, wise man? Hosokawa Nobumoto quickly brushed off the tall hat and brought the topic back by the way.

"As it should be." Wise Mitsuhide smiled and nodded, the two families have concluded this family business.

"The Lord has an order! Target Kanesaki Castle! All the troops are out! ”

A horse returns to the congregation, riding on a horse and loudly delivering Oda Nobunaga's orders.

"Let's go, we're just getting started." Wise Mitsuhide took the lead, but he led the way.

The next day, the Oda coalition besieged Kanesaki Castle, which was defended by Asakura Keitsune, a member of the Asakura family, with 4,500 defenders.

Hosokawa Nobumoto led the men of his headquarters and the 3,000 men transferred by Oda Nobunaga to surround the branch city of Kaida Castle, which was only guarded by 500 men.

"Shoot!"

Bang bang bang!

The Hosokawa army first used iron artillery to suppress the fire, which could not only effectively hit morale, but also indirectly cause casualties.

"Reload! The second team stepped forward! Shoot! ”

Bang bang bang!

"Reload! The third team stepped forward! The demolition team is here! Blow up the city gates and cover the shooting! ”

Bang bang bang!

Whew... Boom! Click!

The gate of this kind of small city is an ordinary wooden gate, which can not withstand the Hosokawa army's new siege weapon "city gate blasting", and it is a very simple gunpowder explosion, which is a bit of a money-burning.

"Kill! Slaughter the city! Takigawa Kazuki and Yamada Katsumori shouted together, and led Ashigaru to rush towards Kaida Castle, Hosokawa Nobumoto frowned, and the lord Oda Nobunaga did not give the order to slaughter the castle.

But he didn't care about these things, first, Takigawa Kazuki is now also the elder of the Oda family and an important minister of the party; The second is that this Yamada Katsumori is a direct minister of Oda Nobunaga, and is responsible for leading the Oda family's banner Honashigaru to attack and capture Kisada Castle.

Kaida Castle also quickly followed in the footsteps of Tetsuyama Castle, and the fire was mixed with wailing screams, impacting the nerves of the defenders of Kanesaki Castle.

"Kill! Take Kanesaki Castle! The proceeds of the slaughter of the city belong to the individual! ”

Shibata Katsuie, Ikeda Tsuneko, Mori Kasei, and Sakuma Nobumori were in charge of the frontal attack, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi, Sakai Masanori, Maeda Toshiie, and Fukutomi Hidekatsu attacked from the flanks.

"Report! The gate is almost unguarded, and I ask for reinforcements! ”

"The garrison on the west side of the city wall suffered heavy casualties, and the enemy attack was too fierce! If you don't send reinforcements, the west side will be lost! ”

"Newspaper... East side..."

One after another, the bad news came, approaching Asakura Jingheng like a talisman.

"Why hasn't the lord sent reinforcements yet? Are you really going to give up here? Asakura Jingheng is now sad, and there is no news of reinforcements until now, and there is no figure in half of it.

"Report to the lord, Niwa Nagahide of the Oda family persuaded him to surrender under the castle, claiming that as long as Kaejo surrendered, Oda Danmasa-sama could not blame the past and would not massacre the city."

Something unexpected happened, and as soon as the defenders in the city heard that they could live, they all looked at their main generals, and the main generals waited for Asakura Keiheng's order.

"Come and see me." Feeling the longing gaze around him, Asakura Jingheng sighed, the human heart was no longer available.

When Asakura and his party came to the castle, they saw that the Oda army had stopped the offensive, and one of the high-ranking samurai in the castle was Niwa Nagahide.

"In Shimotsuga-gundai, the lord of Kanesaki Castle, Asakura Daisuke Keitsu! It's Niwa-sama under the castle! ”

"In the Shimooda family, the old Niwa Yonegoro Nagahide, I have seen Asakura-sama!"

Niwa Nagahide is neither humble nor arrogant, and this persuasion is all from his suggestion. Because according to intelligence, Asakura Yoshikei, the head of the Asakura family, decided to abandon Kanesaki Castle and exchange space for time, and ordered the troops from all over the country to gather in Ichijoya Castle, which has gathered 30,000 people so far.

"I heard that as long as Kaesong surrenders, Lord Danzheng will not be guilty of the past and will not slaughter the city, right?" After speaking, Asakura Keiheng quietly waited for Niwa Nagahide's reply.

He is very conflicted in his heart now, he wants to hear Niwa Nagahide say that "he will slaughter the city", so he can strengthen the belief of the defenders in the city; I also want to hear that "I won't slaughter the city", so that my family can be spared.

"Lord Asakura, rest assured, my lord will do what he says, as long as Kaejo surrenders, he will never harm you." The immediate priority now is to rush into Echizen Province and break up the assembly of the Asakura family.

"Since... So, in the next... Willing... Surrender. Almost popping out of his teeth, Asakura Jingheng made a difficult choice.

"Bah! Creak! Oh! ”

With the surrender of Kanesaki Castle, the gates of Echizen Province were opened, and like open clothes, they waited for the ravages of the Oda coalition forces.

With Tokugawa Ieyasu as the forerunner, the Oda coalition entered the "Kimei Pass" in a mighty way

, Straight to the Muyaling fortress of the Asakura family, where there are only six hundred defenders of Yin Mu Jingjiu, and the 30,000 troops of the Asakura family are coming out of the valley city of Yicheng, and they are also rushing to the Muyaling fortress, and the two sides are now fighting for time.

Hosokawa Nobumoto followed the army on horseback, but his mood was extremely nervous, looking left and right at this narrow passage, which is what the locals call "Kime Pass".

The so-called "Kimei Pass" is because it is bordered by the Sea of Japan in the north, and is separated by high mountains on the east and west, like pockets, and the 20,000 Oda coalition troops are squeezed into this narrow Tsuruga Plain, which is very similar to the terrain of the "Tsurugasama" in those days.